What? Another new project?

I swatched on Friday for a toddler sweater for my goddaughter who is outgrowing this cute little green cardigan I knit her two years ago. I'm going to make Cotton Candy from the Rowan Babies book of designs by Kim Hargraves. I am not sure why this denim cardigan pictured in light blue and ecru is called Cotton Candy. Don't you associate cotton candy with pink? I'll have to think of a new name for it. The floor is open for nominations.

For swatching, I used some of dark blue Rowan Denim from Bill's (yes, unfinished, thanks for asking) OXO Gansey and got gauge perfectly on the suggested needles the first time. A sign from God, as the Blues Brothers would say. Here's the swatch, before washing:

Thanks to the shrinking properties of Rowan Denim, the stitches will tighten and pack in a bit more when this is washed. After swatching, I decided I don't like the dark blue/ecru as much as the lighter blue/ecru, so I got MORE YARN at The Websters in Ashland to make the sweater Just Like The Picture (boring, I know, but it's so cute!)

I think Cotton Candy and a new pair of Lorna's Laces socks will be my travelling knitting when I go birding in Texas next week. I have other news on the finishing front, which will wait for tomorrow so I can show pictures of Cindy, Bias Betty, and the DSBJ in their completed forms! I'm so excited, I can barely stand it!